DeSoto: RB Dontre Wilson (Oregon pledge) and QB Desmon White get all the accolades, but DeSoto’s offensive line – with Sergio Phillips (San Diego State) and Aubry Beal – has been dominant. Its defense, which has allowed 35 points in three playoff games, has playmakers at each level: sophomore DT Bryce English, senior ILB Taylor Young and junior DB Nick Orr.

Southlake Carroll: Kenny Hill (Texas A&M) has already matched his production from a year ago, passing for 3,030 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushing for 1,322 yards and 28 scores. A revamped defense returned only two starters, but might be better than last season’s — led by S Tanner Jacobson. Defending 5A Division I champ Carroll led area 5A teams in scoring and points allowed.

Corbett Smith

CLASS 5A DIVISION I REGION II FINAL

Allen (12-1) vs. Skyline (12-1)

3 p.m. at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium (KHYI-FM 95.3)

Allen: Led by an excellent group of linemen and linebackers, the Eagles’ defense allows only 17.5 points per game. The offensive line has paved the way for two 1,000-yard rushers. Senior RB Marcus Ward has rushed for 1,067 yards and 14 touchdowns, and sophomore QB Kyler Murray, who became the starter midway through the season, has rushed for 1,005 yards and thrown for 1,731 and 14 touchdowns.

Skyline: Inexperience on defense has shown this season, and the Raiders trailed at halftime of their last two playoff games. But Skyline, which is trying to win its second straight regional title, has lots of offensive firepower. Senior QB Devante Kincade has thrown for 2,636 yards and 37 touchdowns with only six interceptions, and he’s also a threat to run. Senior WR Ra’Shaad Samples has 58 catches for 1,032 yards and 22 touchdowns.

Matt Wixon

CLASS 5A DIVISION II REGION I FINAL

Cedar Hill (9-4) vs. Waco Midway (13-0)

2 p.m. at Midlothian

Cedar Hill: Arkansas State pledge Damion Hobbs has thrown 24 touchdown passes, and Texas A&M pledge Quincy Adeboyejo has 70 catches for 1,019 yards and 14 TDs. But Cedar Hill has thrived on the ground in the playoffs, rushing for an average of 216 yards per game. Texas A&M pledge Laquvionte Gonzalez has run for 1,223 yards and scored 25 touchdowns, and Larry Hill has rushed for 755 yards and eight TDs in his first varsity season.

Waco Midway: In last week’s 34-31 victory over Abilene, Midway converted a fourth-and-20 during a game-winning 80-yard drive that was capped by Kramer Robertson’s 10-yard TD pass to Hunter Jarmon with 12 seconds left. Robertson threw for 334 yards, and Jarmon had 11 catches for 202 yards and two TDs in that win, which came a week after Midway ran for 403 yards in a 54-44 win over Colleyville Heritage. Midway, last year’s 4A Division I state runner-up, is led on the ground by running backs B.J. Kelly (1,680 yards, 21 TDs) and DeChaar Greer (448 yards, 12 TDs).

Greg Riddle

CLASS 5A DIVISION II REGION II FINAL

Plano West (9-4) vs. Austin Westlake (9-4)

2 p.m. at Waco ISD Stadium (KVCE-AM 1160)

Plano West: Running back Sotonye Jamabo has carried Plano West with 19 touchdowns in the last six weeks – with 13 of those coming in the playoffs. The sophomore is averaging 175 rushing yards during West’s six-game winning streak. QB Travis Korry (2,161 passing yards, 866 rush yards) is a dual threat.

Austin Westlake: Westlake has benefited from takeaways and big special teams plays the last two weeks. Derek Cohen blocked two punts, and Judge Finley scored on a fumble recovery in a rout of A&M Consolidated, and Westlake scored three defensive touchdowns in last week’s victory against Longview.

Birdville: Junior RB Xavier Turner, healed from a mid-season high ankle sprain, is averaging 217 yards rushing and 3.6 touchdowns in the playoffs. QB Justin Martin has been one of the area’s surprises, passing for 2,781 yards and 34 touchdowns with five interceptions. OT Joas Aguilar (Texas A&M pledge) is a big (6-5, 295) reason for Birdville’s offensive success.

Denton Guyer: Guyer has won 11 straight games, after allowing 108 points in their first two games to Cedar Hill and Colleyville Heritage, both losses. Junior QB Jerrod Heard (Texas) is the focus of the offense, rushing for 1,510 yards and 24 TDs and passing for 12 TDs – six to senior WR Ellis Jefferson (Arizona State). Senior DB Tavi Sanches, one of two returning defensive players, has more than 70 tackles and also returns kickoffs and punts.

Corbett Smith

TAPPS DIVISION I STATE FINAL

FW Nolan (11-2) vs. TCA-Addison (11-2)

3 p.m. at Waco’s Floyd Casey Stadium

Nolan: The team is trying to win its fourth title in the last five seasons. Nolan opened the season with losses to public schools Lancaster and Argyle, but is allowing only 10.3 points per game against private schools. RB Luke Alves (160 carries, 1,134 yards, 15 TDs) leads the offensive attack for Nolan, which beat TCA, 28-7, in district play.

TCA-Addison: Senior Daniel Davidson has thrown for more yards (4,267) than any Dallas-area QB, and he also has thrown for 45 touchdowns. TCA-Addison, which averages 44 points per game, also has a pair of 1,000-yard receivers: senior Tanner Snow and junior Brock Thomas. The team has won eight straight since its loss to Nolan.

Matt Wixon

TAPPS SIX-MAN DIVISION I STATE FINAL

Covenant (12-1) vs. Boerne Geneva (13-0)

5 p.m at Zephyr

Aiming for its first state championship in the program’s eight-year history, Dallas The Covenant faces undefeated Boerne Geneva. This is the fourth year in a row that The Covenant has made the state final, and its fifth appearance overall. Colby Boozer scored four times in The Covenant’s 64-14 point-rule victory over Abilene Christian in last week’s semifinals. The Covenant has been one of the state’s top six-man schools this season, knocking off public-school No. 1s Throckmorton and Valley over a three-week span.